Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How to make your garden a haven for bees
Trees, variety and a little wilderness – seven ways to lure pollinators to your plot
Preparations for a polytunnel, from soil to seed trays – and don’t forget the hammock
Your guide to the best groundwork, equipment and plants to get started
Hedges are the life-giving arteries of our land
Hawthorn, dog rose, spindle, elder: advice about what goes into a traditional hedgerow
Autumn – time for new beginnings in the garden
A bit of effort now with weeds and seeds will pay off in next year’s harvest
Flower power returns to Chelsea
Garden designers Paul Martin and Diarmuid Gavin made sure the Irish were again among the medals at Britain’s leading flower show, but with very different contributions
The ‘Colleen Bawn’ and the ‘Empress of Ireland’: a rich tradition of daffodil breeding
There is a growing appreciation among gardeners for this rich horticultural legacy
Grow: The secret world of Dahlias
Judging these colourful flowers is an exacting process; you can see it in action today in Greystones
Thrills and frills of the poppy season
Difficult to grow and short to flower, the poppy is worth the effort
Ignore at your peril: Seeds of things to come
Spring is in the air. It is time to put in some planting work that will pay dividends later in food and flowers
Gardening by the seaside
Wind-blown and salty – coastal gardens are challenging, so take advice from two experts
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices